As the keen-eyed among you might have noticed, I’ve not been blogging about Slow Club as much as I’d hoped to. But my reasons for this are very fitting: I’ve been going too fast to stop. So over the past week, I’ve taken this fact and used it as my starting point. more »

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Annalie wonders if she’s the only person who enjoys having a cold: I discovered something rather curious. Upon contracting some form of manflu I realised that I actually became more productive, despite being deliberately economical with my limited energy, and resolving to take it easy; I did less, worried less and achieved more. more »

So here I am at the end of my first week of Slow Club. And it’s with some sheepishness that I admit it’s not been the walk in the park I imagined. It sounded very simple – just pick a few moments in the day to notice my speed and consider whether I could be going slower. more »

If you walk around London at the moment, you’ll see phone booths advertising smart debit card readers with the promise that they’ll shorten the time you spent queuing for coffee. The cult of speed is so far advanced that the theory now goes: spending sixty seconds paying for coffee with cash is going to bring your life crashing down around your ears. more »

Make 2010 your year for slowing down. In keeping with the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions, the Slow Down London team is launching an 8-week course to inspire, guide and support you in your pursuit of a slower life. more »

OK, so how many of you are thinking of making a new year resolution to slow down life’s mad rush in 2010? How about using yoga both to help you slow down and to cement your resolution into your sub-conscious? more »

Annalie continues her musings on London life in the slow lane: I know what you’re thinking – what’s slow about running? That’s a fast activity. Well, believe me you can do it pretty slowly if you try. Not that I am trying, it’s just I’m not that fit yet, and all the other runners seem a bit hardcore.
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As winter closes in and we lose the relaxed feeling of warmer months, many of us feel a momentum of speed beginning to build. But can we train ourselves to appreciate our life instead of rushing through it? ‘Mindfulness’ training has been gaining wide approval from the medical community for reducing stress and anxiety and learning how to be present. more »

Art and meditation were the focus of a Contemplative Arts workshop that took place on Saturday 2nd May 2009 at the London Shambhala Meditation Centre. more »

Laura Adamson writes: I produced three films as a series for Slow Down London; I wanted to evoke simple answers from Londoners regarding stress and relaxing in their personal lives. more »